nurmi

See also: Nurmi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńurme. Related to Estonian nurm, Karelian nurmi, Livonian nurm, Veps norm, Votic nurmi, Erzya нар (nar), Skolt Sami njorˈmâ, Northern Khanty [script needed] (ńurəm) and Northern Mansi ню̄рым (nû̄rym).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnurmi/, [ˈnurmi]
• Rhymes: -urmi
• Syllabification^(key): nur‧mi

Noun

nurmi

1. lawn, grass

Declension

Inflection of nurmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		nurmi	nurmet
genitive		nurmen	nurmien
partitive		nurmea	nurmia
illative		nurmeen	nurmiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nurmi	nurmet
accusative	nom.	nurmi	nurmet
	gen.	nurmen
genitive		nurmen	nurmien
partitive		nurmea	nurmia
inessive		nurmessa	nurmissa
elative		nurmesta	nurmista
illative		nurmeen	nurmiin
adessive		nurmella	nurmilla
ablative		nurmelta	nurmilta
allative		nurmelle	nurmille
essive		nurmena	nurmina
translative		nurmeksi	nurmiksi
abessive		nurmetta	nurmitta
instructive		—	nurmin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nurmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nurmeni nurmeni accusative nom. nurmeni nurmeni gen. nurmeni genitive nurmeni nurmieni partitive nurmeani nurmiani inessive nurmessani nurmissani elative nurmestani nurmistani illative nurmeeni nurmiini adessive nurmellani nurmillani ablative nurmeltani nurmiltani allative nurmelleni nurmilleni essive nurmenani nurminani translative nurmekseni nurmikseni abessive nurmettani nurmittani instructive — — comitative — nurmineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nurmesi nurmesi accusative nom. nurmesi nurmesi gen. nurmesi genitive nurmesi nurmiesi partitive nurmeasi nurmiasi inessive nurmessasi nurmissasi elative nurmestasi nurmistasi illative nurmeesi nurmiisi adessive nurmellasi nurmillasi ablative nurmeltasi nurmiltasi allative nurmellesi nurmillesi essive nurmenasi nurminasi translative nurmeksesi nurmiksesi abessive nurmettasi nurmittasi instructive — — comitative — nurminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nurmemme nurmemme accusative nom. nurmemme nurmemme gen. nurmemme genitive nurmemme nurmiemme partitive nurmeamme nurmiamme inessive nurmessamme nurmissamme elative nurmestamme nurmistamme illative nurmeemme nurmiimme adessive nurmellamme nurmillamme ablative nurmeltamme nurmiltamme allative nurmellemme nurmillemme essive nurmenamme nurminamme translative nurmeksemme nurmiksemme abessive nurmettamme nurmittamme instructive — — comitative — nurminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nurmenne nurmenne accusative nom. nurmenne nurmenne gen. nurmenne genitive nurmenne nurmienne partitive nurmeanne nurmianne inessive nurmessanne nurmissanne elative nurmestanne nurmistanne illative nurmeenne nurmiinne adessive nurmellanne nurmillanne ablative nurmeltanne nurmiltanne allative nurmellenne nurmillenne essive nurmenanne nurminanne translative nurmeksenne nurmiksenne abessive nurmettanne nurmittanne instructive — — comitative — nurminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nurmensa nurmensa accusative nom. nurmensa nurmensa gen. nurmensa genitive nurmensa nurmiensa partitive nurmeaan nurmeansa nurmiaan nurmiansa inessive nurmessaan nurmessansa nurmissaan nurmissansa elative nurmestaan nurmestansa nurmistaan nurmistansa illative nurmeensa nurmiinsa adessive nurmellaan nurmellansa nurmillaan nurmillansa ablative nurmeltaan nurmeltansa nurmiltaan nurmiltansa allative nurmelleen nurmellensa nurmilleen nurmillensa essive nurmenaan nurmenansa nurminaan nurminansa translative nurmekseen nurmeksensa nurmikseen nurmiksensa abessive nurmettaan nurmettansa nurmittaan nurmittansa instructive — — comitative — nurmineen nurminensa

Derived terms

adjectives

• nurminen

 

nouns

• nurmikka
• nurmikko

 

proper nouns

• Nurmela
• Nurmes
• Nurmesniemi
• Nurmiainen
• Nurminen
• Nurmio
• Nurmisto
• Nurmo

 

verbs

• nurmettaa

 

compounds

• apilanurmi
• hiekkanurmi
• keinonurmi
• kylvönurmi
• laidunnurmi
• luonnonnurmi
• nurmenleikkuri
• Nurmenniemi
• nurmenviljely
• nurmiheinä
• nurmiherkkusieni
• Nurmijärvi
• nurmikasvi
• nurmikeilailu
• nurmikenttä
• nurmilauha
• nurmilaukka
• nurmilintu
• nurmimatto
• Nurmimäki
• nurminahikas
• nurminata
• nurmipallo
• nurmipora
• nurmipuntarpää
• Nurmiranta
• nurmirehu
• nurmirousku
• nurmirölli
• nurmitatar
• nurmitädyke
• nurmitähkiö
• nurmitähkälude
• nurmiviljely
• nurmiviljelys
• siirtonurmi
• säilörehunurmi
• tekonurmi

 

Further reading

• “nurmi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• murin, rumin

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurmi. Cognates include Finnish nurmi and Estonian nurm.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnurmi/, [ˈnurmʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnurmi/, [ˈnurmi]
• Rhymes: -urmʲ, -urmi
• Hyphenation: nur‧mi

Noun

nurmi

1. lawn

Declension

Declension of nurmi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	nurmi	nurmet
genitive	nurmen	nurmiin, nurmiloin
partitive	nurmia	nurmija, nurmiloja
illative	nurmee	nurmii, nurmiloihe
inessive	nurmees	nurmiis, nurmilois
elative	nurmest	nurmist, nurmiloist
allative	nurmelle	nurmille, nurmiloille
adessive	nurmeel	nurmiil, nurmiloil
ablative	nurmelt	nurmilt, nurmiloilt
translative	nurmeks	nurmiks, nurmiloiks
essive	nurmenna, nurmeen	nurminna, nurmiloinna, nurmiin, nurmiloin
exessive1)	nurment	nurmint, nurmiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• Nurmisaari

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 351

Karelian

Noun

nurmi

1. lawn

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurmi.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈnurmi/, [ˈnurmʲi]
• Rhymes: -urmi
• Hyphenation: nur‧mi

Noun

nurmi

1. field, farmland

Inflection

Declension of nurmi (type VII/nimi, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	nurmi	nurmõd
genitive	nurmõ	nurmijõ, nurmii
partitive	nurmia	nurmiitõ, nurmii
illative	nurmõsõ, nurmõ	nurmiisõ
inessive	nurmõz	nurmiiz
elative	nurmõssõ	nurmiissõ
allative	nurmõlõ	nurmiilõ
adessive	nurmõllõ	nurmiillõ
ablative	nurmõltõ	nurmiiltõ
translative	nurmõssi	nurmiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “nurmi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn